By examining structure activity relationships for a given catalytic reaction it is possible to discover what ligand features and parameters lead to stable and highly active/selective catalyst systems. With this knowledge in hand it may be possible to rationally design next generation ligands and catalysts to affect improved substrate transformations, with higher selectivities and faster reaction times. The success of Burk's DuPhos ligands in asymmetric hydrogenation demonstrated that chiral phosphacycles can be a potent source of chiral induction, whilst in a similar vein the work of van Leeuwen and Kamer established the wide bite angle xanthene based ligands as excellent catalysts in a range of reactions including hydroformylation. In a preliminary study with Osborne they showed that combining these wide bite angle ligand backbones with Burk's phospholane moieties led to a new powerful ligand in asymmetric allylic substitution. To examine the potential of combining these two ligand features further we designed and synthesised nine new C2-symmetric bidentate wide bite angle bisphosphacyclic ligands, featuring phosphetane, phospholane or diazaphospholane rings, aiming at a wide diversity of steric and electronic properties. The application of these ligands as chiral auxiliaries in transition metal catalysed reactions, including; hydrogenation, hydrocyanation, hydroformylation and allylic alkylation has been investigated. Good to excellent enantioselectivities were observed in all reactions, with maximum ee's of 92.5% observed in hydrogenation, using N-(3,4-dihydro-1-napthalenyl)-acetamide as substrate, and of 96.2% in the alkylation of 1,3-diphenyl-2-propenyl acetate.

The thesis entitled “Total synthesis of bio-active macrolide natural products and sulphonamide based ligands in asymmetric catalysis” is divided into two chapters. First chapter of the thesis describes the total synthesis of bio-active macrolide natural products cladospolide A 1, seimatopolide A 2 and synthetic studies towards aetheramides A 3 and B 4 (Figure 1). Figure 1: Bio-active macrolide natural products. Section A of chapter 1 describes the enantiospecific total synthesis of cladospolide A (ent-1). Cladospolide A was isolated from three different sources such as culture filtrate of cladosporium fulvam FI-113, Fungus cladosporium tenuissimum and Fermentation broath of cladosporium sp. FT-0012. Cladospolide A is shown to inhibit the root growth of lettuce seedlings. Enantiospecific total synthesis of cladospolide A ent-1 was accomplished in 9% overall yield in 11 linear steps using D-ribose as a chiral pool precursor. Key reactions in the present approach include olefin cross metathesis and Yamaguchi macrolactonization reactions (Scheme 1). Scheme 1: Total synthesis of cladospolide A (ent-1). Section B of chapter 1 describes the use of furan as a surrogate for the E-but-2-ene-1, 4-dione unit in the total synthesis of seimatopolide A 2. Seimatopolide A 2 was isolated by Heip and co-workers from the fungus Seimatosporium discosioides in 2012 and is shown to activate the γ-subtype peroxysome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR-γ), which is a pivotal process in the type-2 diabetes. Total synthesis of ent-seimatopolide A was accomplished in 7.8% overall yield in 14 linear steps from furfural. Nagao acetate aldol and Shiina macrolactonization reactions were employed as key reactions for the synthesis of ent-seimatopolide A (ent-2) (Scheme 2). Scheme 2: Stereoselective total synthesis of seimatopolide A (ent-2). In section C of Chapter 1, studies towards the synthesis of aetheramides A 3 and B 4 are described. Aetheramides A 3 and B 4 are isolated by Müller’s group in 2012 from the novel myxobacterial genus “Aetherobacter”. Aetheramides are cyclic depsipeptides, which are shown to inhibit the HIV-I infection with IC50 values of ∼0.015 μM and cytostatic activity against human colon carcinoma (HCT-116) cells with IC50 values of 0.11 μM. Stereochemistry at two chiral centers present in the molecules is unassigned. The first approach (Scheme 3) relied on macrolactonization as the key step while the second approach (Scheme 4) relied on RCM to accomplish the macrolactonization. The required precursors were synthesized from elaboration of chiral furyl carbinol, while synthesis of the RCM precursor was accomplished employing the aldol reaction. Scheme 3: Macrolactonization strategy for synthesis of 3 from chiral furyl carbinol. Scheme 4: RCM strategy for synthesis of 3 from chiral furyl carbinol. The successful synthesis of the macrolactone core of aetheramide A 1 is accomplished by employing the ring closing metathesis reaction to construct the C18-C19 bond. RCM precursor has been synthesized by the amidation of the amine derived from R-mandelic acid, while the acid fragment is synthesized from allyl trityl ether (Scheme 5). Scheme 5: RCM strategy for synthesis of 3 from R-mandelic acid. Second chapter of the thesis describes the synthesis and application of novel sulfinamide ligands in asymmetric catalysis. In section A of chapter 2, chiral 2-pyridylsulfinamides are shown to be effective catalysts in the alkylation of aryl and alkyl aldehydes with diethylzinc providing the corresponding alcohols in excellent enantioselectivity. It was found that the chirality present at sulfur in the ligand is pivotal for the asymmetric induction (Scheme 6). Scheme 6: Asymmetric alkylation of benzaldehyde with some of the 2-Pyridyl sulfinamide catalysts. Second section of chapter 2 describes the synthesis and application of C2-symmetric bis-sulfinamides in Rh (I) catalyzed conjugate addition of PhB(OH)2 to enones. Chirality present at sulphur in sulfonamide as well as symmetry present in the ligand plays crucial role in the outcome of the reaction (Scheme 7). Scheme 7: Asymmetric arylation of enones using C2-symmetric bis-sulfinamide/olefin ligands. The thesis entitled “Total synthesis of bio-active macrolide natural products and sulphonamide based ligands in asymmetric catalysis” is divided into two chapters. First chapter of the thesis describes the total synthesis of bio-active macrolide natural products cladospolide A 1, seimatopolide A 2 and synthetic studies towards aetheramides A 3 and B 4 (Figure 1). Figure 1: Bio-active macrolide natural products. Section A of chapter 1 describes the enantiospecific total synthesis of cladospolide A (ent-1). Cladospolide A was isolated from three different sources such as culture filtrate of cladosporium fulvam FI-113, Fungus cladosporium tenuissimum and Fermentation broath of cladosporium sp. FT-0012. Cladospolide A is shown to inhibit the root growth of lettuce seedlings. Enantiospecific total synthesis of cladospolide A ent-1 was accomplished in 9% overall yield in 11 linear steps using D-ribose as a chiral pool precursor. Key reactions in the present approach include olefin cross metathesis and Yamaguchi macrolactonization reactions (Scheme 1). Scheme 1: Total synthesis of cladospolide A (ent-1). Section B of chapter 1 describes the use of furan as a surrogate for the E-but-2-ene-1, 4-dione unit in the total synthesis of seimatopolide A 2. Seimatopolide A 2 was isolated by Heip and co-workers from the fungus Seimatosporium discosioides in 2012 and is shown to activate the γ-subtype peroxysome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR-γ), which is a pivotal process in the type-2 diabetes. Total synthesis of ent-seimatopolide A was accomplished in 7.8% overall yield in 14 linear steps from furfural. Nagao acetate aldol and Shiina macrolactonization reactions were employed as key reactions for the synthesis of ent-seimatopolide A (ent-2) (Scheme 2). Scheme 2: Stereoselective total synthesis of seimatopolide A (ent-2). In section C of Chapter 1, studies towards the synthesis of aetheramides A 3 and B 4 are described. Aetheramides A 3 and B 4 are isolated by Müller’s group in 2012 from the novel myxobacterial genus “Aetherobacter”. Aetheramides are cyclic depsipeptides, which are shown to inhibit the HIV-I infection with IC50 values of ∼0.015 μM and cytostatic activity against human colon carcinoma (HCT-116) cells with IC50 values of 0.11 μM. Stereochemistry at two chiral centers present in the molecules is unassigned. The first approach (Scheme 3) relied on macrolactonization as the key step while the second approach (Scheme 4) relied on RCM to accomplish the macrolactonization. The required precursors were synthesized from elaboration of chiral furyl carbinol, while synthesis of the RCM precursor was accomplished employing the aldol reaction. Scheme 3: Macrolactonization strategy for synthesis of 3 from chiral furyl carbinol. Scheme 4: RCM strategy for synthesis of 3 from chiral furyl carbinol. The successful synthesis of the macrolactone core of aetheramide A 1 is accomplished by employing the ring closing metathesis reaction to construct the C18-C19 bond. RCM precursor has been synthesized by the amidation of the amine derived from R-mandelic acid, while the acid fragment is synthesized from allyl trityl ether (Scheme 5). Scheme 5: RCM strategy for synthesis of 3 from R-mandelic acid. Second chapter of the thesis describes the synthesis and application of novel sulfinamide ligands in asymmetric catalysis. In section A of chapter 2, chiral 2-pyridylsulfinamides are shown to be effective catalysts in the alkylation of aryl and alkyl aldehydes with diethylzinc providing the corresponding alcohols in excellent enantioselectivity. It was found that the chirality present at sulfur in the ligand is pivotal for the asymmetric induction (Scheme 6). Scheme 6: Asymmetric alkylation of benzaldehyde with some of the 2-Pyridyl sulfinamide catalysts. Second section of chapter 2 describes the synthesis and application of C2-symmetric bis-sulfinamides in Rh (I) catalyzed conjugate addition of PhB(OH)2 to enones. Chirality present at sulphur in sulfonamide as well as symmetry present in the ligand plays crucial role in the outcome of the reaction (Scheme 7). Scheme 7: Asymmetric arylation of enones using C2-symmetric bis-sulfinamide/olefin ligands.

A presente tese trata das reações de sulfanilação de algumas 2-sulfinilciclanonas racêmicas pelo método de catálise por transferência de fase (CTF), seja usando cloreto de benziltrietilamônio (TEBAC) seja usando catalisador quirálico. As reações de sulfanilação pelo método de CTF empregando TEBAC, forneceram produtos sulfanilados em altos rendimentos (75-93%), enquanto que as reações empregando a mesma metodologia, utilizando catalisadores quirálicos, conduziram não só a altos rendimentos, mas também a um aumento no excesso diastereomérico. Foram determinadas as configurações relativas da 2metilsulfanil- 2-metilsulfinilciclopentanona e 2-p-tolilsulfanil-2metilsulfinilcicloexanona pela análise de difração de Raios-X como sendo 2S*SS*. A parte final da Tese contém reações de sulfanilação da 2-metilsulfinilciclopentanona e 2-metilsulfinilcicloexanona opticamente ativas. É digno de nota que estas, ao contrário da 2-p-tolilsulfinil ciclanonas, descritas na literatura, conduziram a produtos sulfanilados estáveis. Finalmente, a tese mostra um exemplo de condensação aldólica assimétrica partindo da 2-metilsulfanil-2-metilsulfinilcicloexanona opticamente ativa. Com base no conhecimento da configuração deste último composto, foi possível esclarecer o mecanismo da indução assimétrica. / This thesis presents the sulfanylation reactions of some racemic 2-methylsulfinil cyclanones, by phase transfer catalysis (PTC) method, employing as catalysts either benzyltriethylammonium chloride (BTAC) or some optically active catalysts. The sulfanilation reactions, employing BTAC furnished the sulfanylated products in high yields (75-93%) while the reactions performed by the same methodology, using chiral catalysts, led to higher yields and also to an increase in the diastereomeric excess. The relative configuration of 2-metilsulfanyl-2-methylsufinylcyclopentanone and of 2-p-tolylsulfanyl-2-methylsulfinylcyclohexanone, as determined by X-Ray diffraction analysis, showed to be 2S*SS*. The final part of this thesis reports the sulfanylation reactions of the optically active 2-methylsulfinylcyclopentanone and 2-methylsulfinylcyclohexanone, which, in contrast to the p-tolyl derivatives, described in the Iiterature, were stable derivatives. Finally, on the basis of the relative configuration of the optically active 2-methylsulfanyl-2-methylsulfinylcyclohexanone, it became possible to propose the stereochemical course of the asymmetric aldol reaction of this compound with an ester enolate.

This thesis describes the synthesis of novel ligands that include enantiomerically pure acetal and oxazoline moieties. These ligands are utilised in a number of metalmediated asymmetric syntheses. All asymmetric acetals and pyridine based acetals are synthesised in good yield in a single step from their corresponding enantiomerically pure diols. C2 symmetric bisacetals are investigated as ligands in the organolithium and Grignard additions to benzaldehyde with promising results. C2 symmetric bisacetals and pyridine based acetals are tested for their ability to induce asymmetry in copper(l) catalysed cyclopropanation of styrene using ethyl diazoacetate and the lanthanide(lII) catalysed Diels-Alder cycloaddition involving Danishefsky's diene with little success. Enantiomerically pure phosphinooxazoline ligands are available in good yield in two steps from their corresponding enantiomerically pure aminoalcohols. Enantiomerically pure acetal substituted pyridines and phosphinooxazoline ligands are considered in the rhodium (I) catalysed hydrosilylation of ketones. Reaction conditions for the more successful phosphinooxazoline ligands are optimised. Using these ligands a range of enantiomerically enriched alcohols is presented in good yield and enantiomeric excess. Novel phosphinooxazoline ligands are applied to the palladium(O) catalysed allylic substitution reaction with excellent enantioselectivities of the substitution product.

Ce mémoire porte sur la synthèse asymétrique de ligands à pont méthano P-stéréogénique, ainsi que sur leurs applications en catalyse asymétrique, en chimie de coordination et pour la préparation de polymères de coordination avec des métaux de transition. Les diphosphines P-stéréogéniques sont synthétisées par création d'une liaison phosphore-carbone au niveau du pont méthano, à partir d'un anion formé en position α d'une méthylphosphines borane. Plusieurs stratégies ont été étudiées selon que l'électrophile est un complexe d’oxazaphospholidine borane, un phosphinite borane ou une chlorophosphine borane. L'utilisation de chlorophosphine borane dans cette synthèse s'est révélée la plus stéréosélective car les excès énantiomériques obtenus sont supérieurs à 99%. Les différentes stratégies étudiées montrent qu'il est possible d’accéder à des diphosphines diborane à pont méthano variées, dissymétriques ou de symétrie C2, porteuses de substituants alkyl ou aryl, tels que Me, OMe, Ph, o-An... Les diphosphines P-stéréogéniques obtenues ont été utilisées pour la synthèse des premiers clusters chiraux du palladium. Ceux-ci sont obtenus par réaction des ligands diphosphines, fraîchement décomplexées avec du DABCO, avec l’acétate de palladium en présence d’acide trifluoroacétique dans un mélange eau/acétone sous pression de CO. La structure cristallographique d'un des clusters de palladium préparés a pu être établie, confirmant la structure avec un cœur trimétallique de palladium. L'étude des propriétés électrochimiques et l'analyse RPE de ces clusters a permis de mettre en évidence la formation du premier radical dans un environnement chiral hautement structuré. Une étude de la réactivité de ces clusters chiraux dans une réaction de Friedel Craft a été réalisée, mais le produit est obtenu de façon non catalytique et sans activité optique significative. Par contre dans le cas de réactions asymétriques, tels que l’hydrogénation, l’hydrosilylation, l’allylation ou la réaction de Diels Alder, catalysées par des complexes du rhodium, du palladium ou d’argent, des inductions asymétriques de 30-38% sont obtenus. Il ressort que les synthèses stéréosélectives mises au point dans ce travail, permettent d'envisager maintenant les modifications structurales nécessaires à l'optimisation de ces catalyses asymétriques. Enfin dans une dernière partie, les diphosphines à pont méthano P-stéréogéniques ont été utilisées pour la préparation d'une nouvelle classe de polymères de coordination chiraux, dérivés du cuivre ou de l'argent. Les études photophysiques et le dichroïsme circulaire ont permis d’établir pour la première fois la structure 1-D de tels polymères et de mettre en évidence les propriétés optiques des macrocomplexes énantiomères. / We were interested in asymmetric synthesis of P-stereogenic methano bridged ligands and in their applications in asymmetric catalysis, coordination chemistry and in the preparation of coordination polymers of transition metals. P-stereogenic diphosphines were obtained highly stereoselectively by creation of a phosphorus-carbon bond on the methano bridge, starting from the anion formed in α position of methylphosphine borane. Several strategies were investigated, with the electrophiles varying from oxazaphospholidine borane complex, phosphinite borane, to chlorophosphine borane. The most stereoselective synthesis was obtained using chlorophosphine borane leading enantiomeric excesses up to 99%. Various methano bridge diphosphine diboranes, dissymmetric or C2-symmetric, bearing alkyl or aryl substituants (Me, OMe, Ph, o-An...), have been synthetised. The first chiral palladium clusters was prepared by reaction of the freshly decomplexed diphosphine with palladium acetate and trifluorocetic acid in water/acetone mixture under CO pressure. The palladium trimetallic center structure of the cluster was confirmed by X-ray analysis. Electrochemical properties and EPR analysis pointed out the formation of the first radical in highly structurated chiral environment. Preliminary studies of the chiral clusters in asymmetric Friedel Craft reaction were carried out, but lead to the product in a non-catalytic way and with no significant optical activity. The prepared chiral ligands were tested in asymmetric catalyzed hydrogenation, hydrosilylation, allylation and Diels Alder reaction using rhodium, palladium and silver derived catalysts and afforded low selectivities from 30 to 38% e.e. Nevertheless, the stereoselective syntheses of the diphosphine ligands elaborated in this work allow to pursue the optimisation of asymmetric catalysis by structural modifications. In the last chapter, P-stereogenic methano bridge diphosphines were used for the preparation of a new class of chiral coordination polymers derived from copper and silver. Photophysical studies and circular dichroism confirmed the 1-D structure and the optical properties of such polymers.

The aim of this D.Phil was to develop a range of cyclisation cascades, which initially form a reactive iminium intermediates that can then be attacked by a pendant nucleophile resulting in novel polycyclic structures. This concept has been applied to the development of three methodologies and has resulted in the discovery of new reactivity as well as the synthesis of a wide range of interesting novel structures <b>Chapter 1: Enantioselective chiral-BINOL-phosphoric acid catalysed reaction cascade</b> A highly enantioselective hydroamination / N-sulfonyliminium cyclisation cascade using a combination of Au(I) and chiral phosphoric acid catalysts has been developed. Proceeding by an initial 5-exo-dig hydroamination and a subsequent phosphoric acid catalysed Pictet- Spengler cyclisation, the reaction provides access to complex sulfonamide scaffolds in excellent yields and with high levels of enantiocontrol. The scope can be extended to lactam derivatives, with excellent yields and enantiomeric excesses of up to 93&percnt; ee. <b>Chapter 2: Iridium catalysed nitro-Mannich cyclisation</b> A new chemoselective reductive nitro-Mannich cyclisation reaction sequence of nitroalkyltethered lactams has been developed. An initial rapid and chemoselective iridium(I) catalysed reduction of lactams to the corresponding enamine is subsequently followed by intra molecular nitro-Mannich cyclisation. This methodology provides direct access to important alkaloid, natural product-like structures in yields up to 81&percnt; and in diastereoselectivities that are typically good to excellent. An in-depth understanding of the reaction mechanism has been gained through NMR studies and characterisation of reaction intermediates. The new methodology has been applied to the total synthesis of (&plusmn;)-epi-epiquinamide in 4 steps. <b>Chapter 3: Iridium catalysed reductive interrupted Pictet-Spengler cyclisation</b> A novel reductive interrupted Pictet-Spengler cyclisation reaction cascade has been created. An iridium(I) catalyzed partial reduction of lactams/amides to the corresponding iminium is subsequently trapped by a pendant indole nucleophile. Interruption of the Pictet-Spengler reaction by indolium reduction provides a wide range of novel spirocyclic indoline moieties in excellent yield and diastereoselectivity.

Une méthode simple et efficace a été développée pour la préparation de ligands bifonctionnels associant les motifs phosphine ou phosphite d'une part, et carbène Nhétérocyclique(NHC) ou imidazolium d'autre part. Dans un premier temps, une série de ligands diphénylphosphine-carbène chiraux portant un centre stéréogène en a de la phosphinea été développée à partir b-hydroxyesters. Une famille de ligands a ainsi été développée afin d'évaluer l'influence de l'encombrement stérique de différents groupements alkyles en a de la phosphine et de la nature des groupements aromatiques portés sur l'imidazole sur leur activité catalytique. L’étude s’est ensuite étendue à la synthèse de ligands de type dialkylphosphine carbène et phosphite-carbène. Ces différents ligands ont été complexés avec des métaux tels que l’iridium ou le rhodium de manière à en étudier l’activité en hydrogénation asymétrique. / A straightforward method for the preparation of new bidentate ligands containing aphosphine or a phosphite and a carbene function was developed. Different phosphorus-imidazolium compounds were prepared according to this method. First, diphenylphosphine-NHC ligands featuring a stereogenic center a to the phosphine were synthesized from b-hydroxyesters. This strategy was then extended to the preparation of phosphite-imidazoliumand dialkylphosphine-imidazolium compounds. Complexation of these phosphorus-NHCligands with different metals like Ir or Rh was performed in order to study there catalytic properties in asymmetric hydrogenation.

Les ligands de type salen constituent la pierre angulaire des travaux décrits dans cette thèse. L’attention particulière portée aux complexes chiraux correspondants est due à leur utilisation comme catalyseurs énantiosélectives versatiles pour promouvoir une large gamme de réactions d’intérêt. Dans le contexte de la catalyse asymétrique hétérogène, nous nous focalisons plus particulièrement sur l’élaboration de catalyseurs polymères cycliques de salens chiraux, appelés complexes calixsalens. Ainsi, nous avons mis au point une voie d’accès directe aux calixsalens de cobalt (III) par polycondensation. Ces complexes testés en tant que catalyseurs dans le dédoublement cinétique dynamique hydrolytique de l’épibromohydrine peuvent être facilement récupérés par simple filtration du milieu réactionnel et réutilisés dans une nouvelle transformation. Ces ligands cycliques permettent donc la préparation de complexes homobimétalliques capables de réaliser une double activation efficace de l’époxyde et de l’eau, conduisant au produit ciblé avec des rendements et des sélectivités élevés.Nous avons également rapporté l’utilisation de ces mêmes calixsalens de cobalt (III) en présences des complexes analogues de manganèse (III) dans la réaction d’hydrolyse des époxydes méso. Ce système de catalyse hétérobimétallique s’est révélé encore plus sélectif que le système homobimétallique impliquant les catalyseurs de cobalt seuls.Suite à ces résultats, nous avons tenté de préparer des complexes de salens hétérobimétalliques, dans lesquels deux métaux différents sont présents sur le même macrocycle. Pour ce faire, nous avons choisi d’explorer la chimie click pour coupler des complexes salens porteurs de différents métaux, modifiés les uns par des fonctions alcynes, les autres par des groupements azotures. / This thesis work takes place in the broad context of salen chemistry. A special attention is given to corresponding chiral complexes used as versatile enantioselective catalysts for a wide range of reactions of interest. In the context of heterogeneous asymmetric catalysis, we focus specifically on the development of polymeric, cyclic, chiral salen catalysts, named calixsalen complexes. Thus, we have developed an easy access to calixsalen cobalt (III) complexes by a facile polycondensation route. These calixsalens were used as catalysts to promote the dynamic hydrolytic kinetic resolution of epibromohydrin. They are easily recovered from the reaction mixture by a simple filtration. These cyclic complexes allowed the formation of homobimetallic species responsible for an efficient dual activation of both the epoxide and water, delivering the targeted product in both high yield and selectivity.We have also reported the use of a combination of cobalt and manganese calixsalen complexes in the hydrolysis of meso epoxydes. This dual heterobimetallic system proved to be even more selective than the homobimetallic one, in which cobalt complexes were only engaged. Based on these results, we have attempted preparing heterobimetallic salen complexes, wherein two different metals should be closely associated into the same macrocycle. Towards this aim, we explored click chemistry to couple alkyne- and azide-functionalized monomeric salen complexes coordinated to two different metals.

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Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wird eine neuartige Deoxygenierungskaskade von Flavanonen bzw. Isoflavanonen via asymmetrischer Transferhydrierung (ATH) beschrieben. Diese Methodik ermöglicht einen einstufigen Zugang zu enantiomerenreinen Flavanen bzw. Isoflavanen aus entsprechenden racemischen Ketonen. Unter Verwendung der ATH-Deoxygenierungskaskade werden hoch enantioselektive Naturstoffsynthesen elaboriert. So erfolgt eine effiziente Darstellung der Flavane Brosimin A, Brosimin B, Brosimacutin L, Kazinol U und 7,3‘-Dihydroxy-4‘-methoxyflavan. Darüber hinaus wird mittels dynamischer kinetischer Racematspaltung die Totalsynthese der Isoflavane Equol, Manuifolin K und Eryzerin D beschrieben.